Dear Readers,

We wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year.

In this issue are details of some workshops and meetings that will be held in the near future.

-    Mycotoxin and Grain Storage workshops
-    Oilseed Rape workshops and Wheat Disease Management Updates
-    Brooms Barn Cereals Conference - 29th February
-    UKCPVS Annual Stakeholders Meeting - 19 March

HGCA and ACCS are running a series of workshops across England covering the assessment of fusarium mycotoxin risk, cost -effective grain storage, pesticide residue minimisation and grain sampling. These small events present the opportunity to discuss your mycotoxin and storage issues with the experts as well as explore steps to meet your assurance scheme requirements whilst saving time, energy and money.

For more details of these and other HGCA events, please visit  www.hgca.com/events 

There are still a few places left at the three remaining oilseed rape workshops and the last wheat disease management updates. These popular workshops will cover the latest results from HGCA-funded research and the chance to ask the experts questions relevant to you.
Dates of these events are:
29th Jan - Morpeth (Oilseed Rape)
30th Jan - Scotch Corner (Wheat Disease Management)
11th Feb - Swindon (Oilseed Rape)
15th Feb - Coventry (Oilseed Rape)
 
For more details of these and other HGCA events, please visit   www.hgca.com/events 
 

A half day conference where you will hear how the latest research findings in cereal disease control will impact on your business. Speakers include Professor John Lucas (Rothamsted), Bill Clark (Broom's Barn), Rosie Bryson (BASF) and Professor Graham Jellis (HGCA). There are only 100 available places at this FREE conference so book early to avoid disappointment. Download programme details and register for the event at   www.broomsbarnevents.co.uk. 
 

The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey stakeholders meeting will be held on 19 March at NIAB, Cambridge. The programme will include a report on the UKCPVS for 2007 and presentations by invited speakers. For more details and a booking form please visit www.hgca.com/events